Radicals of Austria

The Radicals were a socialist political faction in the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary that existed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Radicals did not stand by traditional socialist views; they allowed for free trade in Austria and had an interventionist economy, while many other socialist parties had protected trade and state-run economies. The party had the support of 12.5% of the population of Austria in 1861, some 1,072,500 supporters; they were the third-largest party after Bach's Faction and the Federalists of Austria.